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10/18/2013

Obama intimidation of companies they regulate, thuggish behavior and corruption

Who knows what these insurance companies really believe. Everyone is upset about IRSgate, but that is only the tip of the iceberg. It is also an argument for why government shouldn't have this much power because that power will be abused. From the Wall Street Journal:

Two weeks ago I was talking to a fairly prominent person in the health care industry and he told me that Kathleen Sebelius was again pressuring health care companies that her department regulates to make donations to help out Obamacare. The above quote was actually in reference to companies not

Emerging errors include duplicate enrollments, spouses reported as children, missing data fields and suspect eligibility determinations, say executives at more than a dozen health plans. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Nebraska said it had to hire temporary workers to contact new customers directly to resolve inaccuracies in submissions. Medical Mutual of Ohio said one customer had successfully signed up for three of its plans.

The flaws could do lasting damage to the law if customers are deterred from signing up or mistakenly believe they have obtained coverage.

"The longer this takes to resolve…the harder it will be to get people to [come back and] sign up," said Aetna Inc. Chief Executive Mark Bertolini. "It's not off to a great start," he said, though he believes the marketplaces are "here to stay." . . .

If companies can't comment publicly about what they really believe about Obamacare, what else can they not comment on?